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ktvu is live. firefighters tell us they were forced to take a defensive stance as flames shot 50 feet into the air. it took crews about an hour to put out the fire. >>> today severe weather is swept through the southern states from texas to florida with several tornado sightings. this video is from mobile alabama where an apparent funnel cloud touched down this evening it took down tree limbs and power lines and caused damage to homes, a high school and a church. at least 20,000 customers are without power. >>> an in louisiana a brave boater captured this waterspout on camera just north of new orleans. the spout formed over lake pontchartrain. new orleans and the surrounding areas remains on alert for tor -- tornadoes through the night. >>> the same storm system bringing a lot of snow to the sierra. a winter storm warning causing problems. >> reporter: these brake lights greeted drivers to the sierra. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: at times many went no faster than 10-miles-an- hour. and had dela
ktvu is live. firefighters tell us they were forced to take a defensive stance as flames shot 50 feet into the air. it took crews about an hour to put out the fire. >>> today severe weather is swept through the southern states from texas to florida with several tornado sightings. this video is from mobile alabama where an apparent funnel cloud touched down this evening it took down tree limbs and power lines and caused damage to homes, a high school and a church. at least 20,000...
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as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, travelers have to pack snow gear and their patience. >> reporter: it was not that people had to chain up, or simply because the chain control was in effect. the long at times ten mile long backup on interstate 80 had more to do with the holiday. >> things are going very good with the weather and all the plow trucks, graters going. our big problem is the traffic, because we have both east and west traffic at enormous numbers. >> reporter: the gas station was as far as we had time to go. it was as far as some people should have gone. the parking lot was packed as people took a break from the long drive to gas up. and have some fun. after that driving ordeal, hundreds of people played today at a new snow park at nieyak. >> we try not to hit traffic. but everyone had the same idea. >> reporter: george brought his family up from sacramento. he knew what he was getting into in terms of the drive, but says it was worth it. >> they wanted to play in the snow, so we had to take the ride. >> reporter: this is something we have seen all day here in this parking l
as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, travelers have to pack snow gear and their patience. >> reporter: it was not that people had to chain up, or simply because the chain control was in effect. the long at times ten mile long backup on interstate 80 had more to do with the holiday. >> things are going very good with the weather and all the plow trucks, graters going. our big problem is the traffic, because we have both east and west traffic at enormous numbers. >> reporter: the...
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welcome to the ktvu channel 2 morning nows. >> i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. let's start off with a quick look at your weather. steve paulson back with a look at this storm coming our way. little one? >> little one. it's coming down the coast. it will probably hug the coast but increasing clouds right now. rain offshore. highs today in the upper 40s or low 50s. and maybe rain later. here is traffic. >>> we have a look at the east shore freeway where traffic is looking pretty good at this hour. you can see the headlights at westbound as you make your way toward the bay bridge. san francisco 101 this is a look there. you can see traffic on the right hand side toward sfo looking good. let's head back to the desk. >>> we begin with breaking news from oakland. police are investigating three homicides. there are two different scenes. one in oakland. one in west oakland and one in east oakland. ktvu alex savidge is live on walnut street. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. the sergeant here on scene told me in this case a woman was found stabbed to death e
welcome to the ktvu channel 2 morning nows. >> i'm claudine wong in for pam cook. let's start off with a quick look at your weather. steve paulson back with a look at this storm coming our way. little one? >> little one. it's coming down the coast. it will probably hug the coast but increasing clouds right now. rain offshore. highs today in the upper 40s or low 50s. and maybe rain later. here is traffic. >>> we have a look at the east shore freeway where traffic is looking...
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ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the sierra avalanche center warns of significant risk of more slides. on monday, 49-year-old steven mark was killed in an avalanche at donner ski ranch. 53-year-old ski patrol officer bill foster was caught in a suspensionally set varnlg. and two others skiers a39-year- old woman and 16-year-old boy suffered minor injuries in a third varnlg avalanche monday. >>> a fatal accident shut down san pablo dam road in contra costa county for much of this afternoon. the chp said a driver of a chevy suv was heading north when he hit a volkswagen around noon. the woman was killed along with her dog of the chevy driver is in the hospital with broken bones. the road was closed until about three this afternoon. >>> part of the great highway in san francisco is closed right now because of flooding. heavy rains left pools of standing water on the roadway closing portions of the southbound lanes. a spokesperson with the city's department of public works said there is no estimate yet for when those lanes will reopen. >>> as the bay area begins to dry out from a s
ken pritchett, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the sierra avalanche center warns of significant risk of more slides. on monday, 49-year-old steven mark was killed in an avalanche at donner ski ranch. 53-year-old ski patrol officer bill foster was caught in a suspensionally set varnlg. and two others skiers a39-year- old woman and 16-year-old boy suffered minor injuries in a third varnlg avalanche monday. >>> a fatal accident shut down san pablo dam road in contra costa county for...
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thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. we'll see you on 10:00 news tonight.
thank you for trusting ktvu news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. we'll see you on 10:00 news tonight.
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this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, good morning, it is december 26th, thanks for waking up with us, i am claudine wong. >> let's take a quick look at weather, he is in for steve. >> in fact, you will need the umbrella and we say that with 100% confidence because they are paying us a visit. all of a sudden, a downpour is moving into the region and that's what we have right here out towards san francisco with those darker shades of green. coming up, we will break up the timeframe and we will have your weekend forecast as well. tara? >>> traffic is moving well on to the mcarthur maze and on to the bay bridge toll plaza and it is wet out there so definitely give yourself some extra time and take it easy definitely. it is 5:00 on the nose let's head back to the desk. >>> a car slammed into the utility pole of 73 road off interstate i-80. power was knocked out to several people and power is not expected to return until mid- morning. police continue to search for the people who ran from the scene. >>> the attack happened on willie avenue. our reporter alex savage is live to explai
this is ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> well, good morning, it is december 26th, thanks for waking up with us, i am claudine wong. >> let's take a quick look at weather, he is in for steve. >> in fact, you will need the umbrella and we say that with 100% confidence because they are paying us a visit. all of a sudden, a downpour is moving into the region and that's what we have right here out towards san francisco with those darker shades of green. coming up, we will break...
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ktvu. >> thank you. for a lot of people the gifts are now unwrapped and sorted. before going to the customer service counter you need to check that exchange poll civil wal-mart has one of the most for giving, taking almost all items for 90 days. the exception is electronics which you have 15 days to exchange. k-mart allows 28 days to exchange though it said many items aren't taken but the process is easier if the person who bought it included a gift receipt. >> they are harder to deal with without a receipt for sure. they want to give you a credit f you get something that's a lower price they won't give you the difference. >> and some people decide to avoid returns and exchanges all together. they say they take all the things in their not quite right pile and regift or donate it to a charity. >>> alameda police say a family christmas party turned violent leaving a woman with a stab wound and three also injured. that attack happened in an apartment complex. an argument broke out between sisters and one of the women grabbed a knife and stabbed the other in the ches
ktvu. >> thank you. for a lot of people the gifts are now unwrapped and sorted. before going to the customer service counter you need to check that exchange poll civil wal-mart has one of the most for giving, taking almost all items for 90 days. the exception is electronics which you have 15 days to exchange. k-mart allows 28 days to exchange though it said many items aren't taken but the process is easier if the person who bought it included a gift receipt. >> they are harder to...
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this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning. i'm brian flores. >> good morning. i'm claudine wong. we are back on storm watch this back here in the bay area there. have been several big downpours in the past few hours and mark joining us now to tell us what is happening now and what we can expect later today > >> the heaviest rain on live storm tracker 2. there is the live sweep showing you the current rainfall pattern and scatter around parts of the north bay. we will continue to show you this. just out toward san leandro. approaching san ramone, a few scattered rain showers, not to major for this part of the bay area. we will move the maps down closer to santa cruz, increasing rain closer to santa cruz and the south bay. you will seat yellows and reds flaring up. leafier rain, sunnyvale. all the areas, the yellows indicate the increase in the rainfall rates, also shifting the maps here, close in on fremont around stevenson boulevard and cherry street. especially the darker shades of green. they link up with heavier rain. with the downpours still a big part of the forecast for thi
this is ktvu mornings on 2. >> good morning. i'm brian flores. >> good morning. i'm claudine wong. we are back on storm watch this back here in the bay area there. have been several big downpours in the past few hours and mark joining us now to tell us what is happening now and what we can expect later today > >> the heaviest rain on live storm tracker 2. there is the live sweep showing you the current rainfall pattern and scatter around parts of the north bay. we will...
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ktvu. >> we are less than a week from the fiscal cliff. the united states senate convening right now. we want to show you a live if picture. there it is. that's the senate majority leader. the senators are right now meeting to discuss the economic deadline and coming up at 7:15 we will have more on the fiscal cliff negotiations and how we are closing in on another financial barrier, that debt ceiling. >> let's go to tara filling in for sal. there is another accident in napa. >> we have a two car crash on napa road. that person is trapped inside of the car. chp working to get them out as well as police. we have another incident we want to mention. 880 northbound at 92 split. a solo spin out. it's close to traffic so they are running a break. here is a look at maps where 680 southbound, actually we will go to 101 in san francisco. you can see we have traffic flowing nicely in both directions. finally a look at maze. you can see traffic also flowing very well there on the far right hand side of the screen. let's check in with mark. >> good mo
ktvu. >> we are less than a week from the fiscal cliff. the united states senate convening right now. we want to show you a live if picture. there it is. that's the senate majority leader. the senators are right now meeting to discuss the economic deadline and coming up at 7:15 we will have more on the fiscal cliff negotiations and how we are closing in on another financial barrier, that debt ceiling. >> let's go to tara filling in for sal. there is another accident in napa....
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thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time the news breaks. >> be sure and join us at noon for more on the new effort to crack down on drunk christ california and we're of course always here for you on facebook and twitter. thanks for joining us. enjoy your friday
thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time the news breaks. >> be sure and join us at noon for more on the new effort to crack down on drunk christ california and we're of course always here for you on facebook and twitter. thanks for joining us. enjoy your friday
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this is a picture from our ktvu tower cam. the bottom of your screen there, you can see oakland police officers standing there. earlier, we could see the yellow tarp near where they are. officers tell us the kayaker took the body to those docks and then called police for help. it's unclear at this point how that person died. there was no identification on the body. and right now, no one at the waterfront recognizes him. so this investigation will continue. as you can see again, a body found in the estuary in oakland. >>> time now, 9:44. let's recap top stories this morning. another winter storm expected to dump several inches of snow on the east coast today. 2 to 4 inches expected to snow from southern illinois to new jersey. forecasters say the storm is expected to be smaller, though, than the last one they did have. >>> firefighters, vechting a fire at a bank in fremont. it happened at the california bank and trust on fremont boulevard. the bank was boarded up and a guard watched the property overnight to protect the money i
this is a picture from our ktvu tower cam. the bottom of your screen there, you can see oakland police officers standing there. earlier, we could see the yellow tarp near where they are. officers tell us the kayaker took the body to those docks and then called police for help. it's unclear at this point how that person died. there was no identification on the body. and right now, no one at the waterfront recognizes him. so this investigation will continue. as you can see again, a body found in...
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ktvu is live. firefighters tell us they were forced to take a defensive stance as flames shot 50 feet into the air. it took crews about an hour to put out the fire. >>> today severe weather is swept through the southern states from texas to florida with several tornado sightings. this video is from mobile alabama where an apparent funnel cloud touched down this evening it took down tree limbs and power lines and caused damage to homes, a high school and a church. at least 20,000 customers are without power. >>> an in louisiana a brave boater captured this waterspout on camera just north of new orleans. the spout formed over lake pontchartrain. new orleans and the surrounding areas remains on alert for tor -- tornadoes through the night. >>> the same storm system bringing a lot of snow to the sierra. a winter storm warning causing problems. >> reporter: these brake lights greeted drivers to the sierra. >> merry christmas. >> reporter: at times many went no faster than 10-miles-an- hour. and had dela
ktvu is live. firefighters tell us they were forced to take a defensive stance as flames shot 50 feet into the air. it took crews about an hour to put out the fire. >>> today severe weather is swept through the southern states from texas to florida with several tornado sightings. this video is from mobile alabama where an apparent funnel cloud touched down this evening it took down tree limbs and power lines and caused damage to homes, a high school and a church. at least 20,000...
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as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, travelers have to pack snow gear and their patience. >> reporter: it was not that people had to chain up, or simply because the chain control was in effect. the long at times ten mile long backup on interstate 80 had more to do with the holiday. >> things are going very good with the weather and all the plow trucks, graters going. our big problem is the traffic, because we have both east and west traffic at enormous numbers. >> reporter: the gas station was as far as we had time to go. it was as far as some people should have gone. the parking lot was packed as people took a break from the long drive to gas up. and have some fun. after that driving ordeal, hundreds of people played today at a new snow park at nieyak. >> we try not to hit traffic. but everyone had the same idea. >> reporter: george brought his family up from sacramento. he knew what he was getting into in terms of the drive, b b says it was worth it. >> they wanted to play in the snow, so we had to take the ride. >> reporter: this is something we have seen all day here in this parking l
as ktvu's ken pritchett reports, travelers have to pack snow gear and their patience. >> reporter: it was not that people had to chain up, or simply because the chain control was in effect. the long at times ten mile long backup on interstate 80 had more to do with the holiday. >> things are going very good with the weather and all the plow trucks, graters going. our big problem is the traffic, because we have both east and west traffic at enormous numbers. >> reporter: the...
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in san francisco, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on u.s. reaction. the state department announced that they deeply regret the announcement. >>> crisis averted for now. a potentially crippling port strike is put on hold. what the two sides agree to today and how long it will last. >>> i'm still tracking some rain across parts of the bay area. coming up where the heaviest rain is falling right now. also shower chances for your saturday. >>> and a wide array of champane is a sure sign that new year's is here. how san francisco is getting ready. >>> the u.s. senate approved $16 million in aid to victims of hurricane sandy. republicans said the bill included too much money for unrelated aid projects and tried to institute a measure with half the funding. the bill now moves to the house of representatives who reconvenes on sunday. there's no word if the bill will be considered before the current house session ends. >>> for the second time a man has been killed in new york after someone pushed him in front of an oncoming train. it happened late last night i
in san francisco, ann rubin, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> more details now on u.s. reaction. the state department announced that they deeply regret the announcement. >>> crisis averted for now. a potentially crippling port strike is put on hold. what the two sides agree to today and how long it will last. >>> i'm still tracking some rain across parts of the bay area. coming up where the heaviest rain is falling right now. also shower chances for your saturday....